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The Americas

From 1789 to 1800, the Federalist and Republican parties held opposing visions for America's future. Historians and general readers alike will be riveted by William Nester's portrayal of the struggle between Federalists and Republicans - a conflict whose core issues resonate in the divisive politics of today's America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps; notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597976756
ISBN
9781597976756
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.81

Haunted Victory: The American Crusade to Destroy Saddam and Impose Democracy on Iraq explores the dynamic trajectory of beliefs, actions, and their consequences in what will forever be debated as among the most controversial and costly operations in U.S. history in terms of security, power, wealth, and honor. Num Pages: 176 pages, notes; index. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JM; HBWS5; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597979443
ISBN
9781597979443
Condition: New

€ 38.40

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859791885
ISBN
9780859791885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

hardcover. This collection features profiles and vignettes about figures like Jeanine and Alan Pirro, Archbishop Edward Egan and George W. Bush as well as a tribute to former US governor Malcom Wilson. It also incorporates transcripts of the author's TV programme interviews. Series: Communications & media studies. Num Pages: 637 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 170 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
637
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823221424
ISBN
9780823221424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.52

Paperback. Drawing on his experience as a linguistic anthropologist, this author parses how political leaders have used historical references, religious associations, and the mythology of evil to inflame their own citizens against the foreign country and proposes a way out of this debacle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041476
ISBN
9780226041476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Paperback. How can students best understand the ideas that animate US foreign policy decisions and the processes that facilitate them? How can they come to terms with the motivations that guide these decision makers? This text identifies three value orientations - security, economic, and community - that fundamentally shape US foreign policy choices. Num Pages: 536 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Edition
1 Rev ed
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933116624
ISBN
9781933116624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 196.92

Hardcover. Travelling from the rural Midwest and Chicago, his mythic childhood city, to the out-posts of Cornwall and far-off Guangzhou, the author searches for the miracle of wholeness in the small details. His poetry aims to create a genuine surrealism. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Triquarterly
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810151062
ISBN
9780810151062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.57

Paperback. Travelling from the rural Midwest and Chicago, his mythic childhood city, to the out-posts of Cornwall and far-off Guangzhou, the author searches for the miracle of wholeness in the small details. His poetry aims to create a genuine surrealism. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Triquarterly
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810151079
ISBN
9780810151079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.07

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 90 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 6. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652375
ISBN
9780691652375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.70

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274260
ISBN
9780823274260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. This is the definitive account of 10,000 years of North American Indian history. It has been described by American History Illustrated, America's leading popular history magazine, as 'An eloquent and exhaustive chronicle of the history of North America's peoples'. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446011
ISBN
9780752446011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

In this expansive one-volume account of the native peoples of North America, eminent historian William Brandon-who devoted much of his life to examining this subject-presents this revelatory history of the development and culture of the native peoples of North America, from their incipience through the late nineteenth century. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 930.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589790360
ISBN
9781589790360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.58

Paperback. Synthesizing theory, personal research, and prior studies on interest groups and other lobbies, the author offers an overview of organized political interests and explains how and why they affect public policy. Drawing on his experience researching interest groups, he assesses the impact that special interests have long had in shaping policy. Editor(s): Powers, Gerard F.; Christiansen, Drew, SJ; Hennemeyer, Robert T. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPH; JPQB; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406821
ISBN
9780878406821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.06

Paperback. Modern farm policy emerged in the United States in 1862, leading to an industrialized agriculture that made the farm sector collectively more successful even as many individual farmers failed. This title blends history, politics, and economics to show that federal government emphasis on farm productivity has failed to meet broader rural needs. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSF; JPQB; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878408580
ISBN
9780878408580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.92

Hardcover. A brilliant history that goes beyond the dazzling "I Have a Dream" speech to explore the real significance of the massive march and the movement it inspired. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393082852
ISBN
9780393082852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Paperback. Looks behind the generalities of debates about globalization to explore the personal impact of global forces on the Peruvian poor. This ethnography offers insight into how the people have coped with extreme poverty and rapid population growth - and their creation of lives and customs in the process. Num Pages: 280 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292713000
ISBN
9780292713000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.59

Hardcover. Series: Wiley Corporate F&A. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNUT; LNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119157120
ISBN
9781119157120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.30

Hardback. An engrossing examination of a popular box office genre-the gross-out movie-Laughing Screaming is the first study to take this lowbrow product seriously. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 524 pages, 77 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition & 2nd Edition
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231084642
ISBN
9780231084642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.40

Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 71 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176569
ISBN
9780231176569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.67

Paperback. Series: Multicultural Education Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNFR; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807752838
ISBN
9780807752838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

Paperback. This pioneering classic in Dow Theory examines forecast value and trends within the stock market based on the Dow Theory of price movement. This finance classic offers tips and trends that William Hamilton observed over the years in the market, offering a view of market behavior that remains perpetually current. Series: A Marketplace Book. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; KFFM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 299 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471247647
ISBN
9780471247647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

Hardcover. The Adirondack region of New York State is, in many respects, America's cauldron of conservation. This title explores the ecological, cultural, and economic aspects of the region, drawing lessons from successes and failures as they struggle to find the right balance of private interests and public controls. Editor(s): Porter, William F.; Erickson, Jon D.; Whaley, Ross S. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 black-&-white illustrations, 13 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632313
ISBN
9780815632313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; RN; VSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 202 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New World Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608682393
ISBN
9781608682393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. Presents the lifelong influence of Betty Carter's career and her music on the music world Series: Jazz Perspectives. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; BGF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472067916
ISBN
9780472067916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.92

Paperback. Examines whether the large and growing account deficit is a problem, and if so, how the problem can be solved. A central policy conclusion of this study is that it is increasingly important that the United States reduce its external current account deficit. This deficit is no longer benign as it arguably was in the late 1990s. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881323993
ISBN
9780881323993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.31

Paperback. The most pivotal event of Frank Lloyd Wright's life involves the brutal murders in 1914 of seven adults and children dear to the architect and the destruction by fire of Taliesin, his landmark residence, near Spring Green, Wisconsin. This book presents the cataclysmic effects that the Taliesin murders exerted on him and on his subsequent designs. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJC; AMB; BG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299222147
ISBN
9780299222147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.43

hardcover. This book seeks answers to why some Central Falls High School students had school success while over half of their classmates failed to graduate. Much can be learned from how these students survived in a chronically low-achieving school located in the poorest community in the state. Num Pages: 106 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBER; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
106
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607098737
ISBN
9781607098737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC2; HRCC9; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226363103
ISBN
9780226363103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442264816
ISBN
9781442264816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. American rivers are suffering from poor water quality, altered flows, and diminished natural habitat. This title presents case studies of eight river restoration efforts, including dam removals on the Neuse and Kennebec rivers, simulation of seasonal flows on the Colorado river, and the failed attempt to restore salmon runs on the Snake river. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPRB; RNF; TNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878403905
ISBN
9780878403905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.22

Paperback. Both the quest for natural knowledge and the aspiration to alchemical wisdom played crucial roles in the scientific revolution, as William R. Newman demonstrates in this work on George Starkey (1628-1665), America's first famous scientist. Num Pages: 340 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226577142
ISBN
9780226577142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.91

Paperback. On August 18, 1775 a black man was hanged and burned to oblivion. For nearly 235 years, the man and his story have remained obscure. By looking at the world of this free African American harbor pilot, the narrative of American Revolution takes on a different dimension. Num Pages: 282 pages, 8 b/w halftones, 1 b/w line. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199922871
ISBN
9780199922871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.81

Hardback. How the Strip got urban streets and parks, hotels, luxury retail stores, condominiums, and convention centers in one mega-development. Num Pages: 224 pages, 250 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 267 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1340.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393733662
ISBN
9780393733662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.02

Paperback.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486283104
ISBN
9780486283104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.68

paperback. William Robbins addresses efforts by individuals and groups within and outside the state to resolve inevitable conflicts between those most concerned for growth and perceived economic stability and those most concerned to preserve the quality of the state's natural resources and the environment in which its citizens live. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; 3JJP; HBTB; KCN; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990439
ISBN
9780295990439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.64

Paperback. When Roger Bechan was six, his mother packed his suitcase and took him to the Oklahoma Society for the Friendless. He never saw her again. This book offers an unsentimental look at Bechan's life in the child welfare system of Depression-era Oklahoma. Num Pages: 246 pages, 19 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; BGA; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654034
ISBN
9780875654034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.08

Hardback. Based on incisive analyses of economic globalization, class, politics, and bureaucracy, this book argues that the perfection of the free market is a myth. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123808
ISBN
9780231123808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.38

Paperback. Based on incisive analyses of economic globalization, class, politics, and bureaucracy, this book argues that the perfection of the free market is a myth. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123815
ISBN
9780231123815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160063
ISBN
9780231160063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.86

Throughout the world, the West has defined the character of the United States of America as no other region in America ever could. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 284 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1474.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
George F. Thompson United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938086083
ISBN
9781938086083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 46.06